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in virginia romney leads ron paul by a huge margin, 69% to 26%. romney and paul are the only two republican candidates that virginia voters will be picking because the other candidates did not gather enough signatures to make it onto that ballot. >>> today marked the 47th anniversary of the 1965 selma to montgomery voting rights march, often referred to as blood sunday. about 3,000 participants led by reverend al sharpton and reverend jesse jackson -- bloody sunday, rather-s what it's called. kicked off a five-day march today in alabama. the original march on behalf of minority voting rights began on march 7th, 1965. >>> president obama spent the morning telling pro-israel activists that the united states supports israel and will do anything necessary to stop iran from getting nuclear weapons. the commander in chief spoke to the more than 13,000 people gathered for the annual policy conference for the american israel public affairs committee. during his remarks he appealed for israel to be patient with iran and to let sanctions have some time to w
in virginia romney leads ron paul by a huge margin, 69% to 26%. romney and paul are the only two republican candidates that virginia voters will be picking because the other candidates did not gather enough signatures to make it onto that ballot. >>> today marked the 47th anniversary of the 1965 selma to montgomery voting rights march, often referred to as blood sunday. about 3,000 participants led by reverend al sharpton and reverend jesse jackson -- bloody sunday, rather-s what it's...
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mitt romney knows no republican has won the white house without winning ohio, as romney took time off today to go boating, two men said to be under consideration as romney running meats, tim pawlenty and bobby jindal went to ohio to counter the obama trip. >> half our gerut will be unemployed or underemployed coming out of college thanks to this president's policies. >> with obamacare he promiseded that health care costs would go down and no one would lose their health insurance. now all the credible studies say the costs are going up. >> reporter: but the president figures the popularity of the health care plan is going up since the supreme court ruled it constitutional. >> i'll work with anybody who wants to work with me to continue to improve our health care system and our laws, but the law i passed is here to stay. >> reporter: a fight over health care and jobs in a battleground state. it's the essence of the race for the white house with the election fewer than 19 weeks away. >>> right now former washington senator managers ted williams is leading the race for the all-star foreve
mitt romney knows no republican has won the white house without winning ohio, as romney took time off today to go boating, two men said to be under consideration as romney running meats, tim pawlenty and bobby jindal went to ohio to counter the obama trip. >> half our gerut will be unemployed or underemployed coming out of college thanks to this president's policies. >> with obamacare he promiseded that health care costs would go down and no one would lose their health insurance....
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to the romney campaign here. they look at ann romney. the appeal to suburban women. the personal biography of mitt romney. he is not going to be overly emotive. but he is who he is. and this is not george bush's party anymore and i think we're really getting a sense of that. it has moved in a different direction. we'll get a lot of that with paul ryan tonight. >> that message is very clear. and john mccain, the speaker earlier tonight. we'll take a break. when we come back in their entirety. the remarks tonight of paul ryan. number two on the romney-ryan ticket when we continue from tampa. reimagined nissan altima. it's our most innovative altima ever. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ >>> we're back in tampa. we just heard uttered one of the oldest phrases in politics. the fire marshal has closed the floor. that means no traffic. it has to be a net gain of zero. if somebody comes off the floor of the convention, someone is allowed in. the floor of this building is at capacity. the crowd is ready to go for paul ryan's speech tonight. chuck todd, our political dire
to the romney campaign here. they look at ann romney. the appeal to suburban women. the personal biography of mitt romney. he is not going to be overly emotive. but he is who he is. and this is not george bush's party anymore and i think we're really getting a sense of that. it has moved in a different direction. we'll get a lot of that with paul ryan tonight. >> that message is very clear. and john mccain, the speaker earlier tonight. we'll take a break. when we come back in their...
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obama seems to be solidifying his support in states some thought could tilt for romney. in pennsylvania, a new "philadelphia ipchoirer "poll has the president up by 11, 50 to 39% the campaign pulled staff from new mexico air, state romney had once hoped to capture. in a shift in strategy, campaign sources say romney will step up his campaigning to engage more with voters. he'll offer more specifics on his economic plans and how they would affect average americans. he also will appear more often in his own television ads. >> we've got to stop spending more money than we take in. >> reporter: now, next, we romney will hit the campaign trail in the midwest. we'll be on a bus tour in ohio. his running mate paul ryan will also be in ohio. the campaign suggested they will be campaigning together and now they're saying they may just cross paths. there's no question advisers think he's a better candidate when campaigning with paul ryan that the two have a very good rapport together on the campaign trail. >> pelley: thanks, jan. president obama was in miami for a town hall meetin
obama seems to be solidifying his support in states some thought could tilt for romney. in pennsylvania, a new "philadelphia ipchoirer "poll has the president up by 11, 50 to 39% the campaign pulled staff from new mexico air, state romney had once hoped to capture. in a shift in strategy, campaign sources say romney will step up his campaigning to engage more with voters. he'll offer more specifics on his economic plans and how they would affect average americans. he also will appear...
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the question is, which romney are voters going to get? which romney would they elect. the liberal one who ran for senate in '94, the pragmatic governor, the candidate of this year's gop primary? all politicians change positions over time. his changes raise questions over his core principles and make the details all the more troubling. would he stand-up to his own party, especially house republicans who undercut ohioan john boehner's attempts. how do you respond to that? >> look at his record. the guy created jobs. he's a job creator. we need that. jobs are the greatest moral issue when people are working, families are stronger. number two, he was governor of massachusetts. they went from deficits to surpluses from job loss to job creation. then you look at the olympics where he was a pure leader. look at his history. it tells you who he is. he's pragmatic, no question about it. he's also tough, firm and understands job creation. in terms of people not getting him, the first debate, i have never seen a debate have this much impact. the first debate gave people the chanc
the question is, which romney are voters going to get? which romney would they elect. the liberal one who ran for senate in '94, the pragmatic governor, the candidate of this year's gop primary? all politicians change positions over time. his changes raise questions over his core principles and make the details all the more troubling. would he stand-up to his own party, especially house republicans who undercut ohioan john boehner's attempts. how do you respond to that? >> look at his...
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mitt romney has some big events ahead. the vice presidential selection, the convention speech where it's an opportunity to lay out a governing vision for the country. of course we're going to have three presidential debates. they're going to have audiences bigger than 50 million people, 90 minutes long, a vice presidential debate and those are the important moments that lie ahead where mitt romney is going to have to make a case that he should be president of the united states laying out a vision. at the end of the day, i think people will say what is the plan to turn this country around? >> steve schmidt looking at my notes around because that's what i want to talk about when we come back from the break. talk about some of the turning events in this campaign how both sides try to win some of those moments and what it will mean to the campaign. more from our roundtable when we come back. ♪ ♪ i want to go ♪ i want to win [ breathes deeply ] ♪ this is where the dream begins ♪ ♪ i want to grow ♪ i want to try â™
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jan crawford is with governor romney in dayton tonight. jan? >> reporter: well, scott, romney is in the buckeye state two days this week, and with good reason. no republican has won the white house without winning ohio. >> how in the world can people say they want four more years of president obama? we can't afford four more years of president obama! >> reporter: romney has based his campaign on the economy, but if ohio, the economic picture has been improving. after hitting a high of 10.6% three years ago, unemployment has been at 7.2% for three straight months. the national average is 8.1%. outside dayton, romney also talked about how his plan to pursue new trade agreements will help people in the state. >> the people in ohio can sell products anywhere in the world, and we can compete with anywhere in the world. i'm not afraid of trading with other nations. i understand that when we trade and when other nations trade on a fair basis we will complete, we will win, we'll raise wages here, we'll create jobs. >> reporter: with the election possib
jan crawford is with governor romney in dayton tonight. jan? >> reporter: well, scott, romney is in the buckeye state two days this week, and with good reason. no republican has won the white house without winning ohio. >> how in the world can people say they want four more years of president obama? we can't afford four more years of president obama! >> reporter: romney has based his campaign on the economy, but if ohio, the economic picture has been improving. after hitting a...
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mitt romney down at 34%. tom, does this speak more to mitt romney or a bigger problem with the republican party or the political system as we know it in 2012? >> i think it's two things. i think it is the fact that in my view the republican party is no longer a conservative party. it's become a radical party on a lot of the key issues. that's number one. number two, i just came back from new zealand, okay, you have people living in the outback of australia who look at mitt romney, say, not authentic. i mean, you know this is a guy who's running against everything he's believed his whole life. and it's just so staggeringly obviously. >> one thing quickly, if you look at the gallup presidential approval numbers, only three presidents have been below 50% at this point, truman, carter, jonchs h.w. bush. only one of them won. >> the president's numbers float from the low 40s -- >> again, everybody who has won re-election since truman has been above 50%. >> it looks like it may be a vote for none of the above. >>>
mitt romney down at 34%. tom, does this speak more to mitt romney or a bigger problem with the republican party or the political system as we know it in 2012? >> i think it's two things. i think it is the fact that in my view the republican party is no longer a conservative party. it's become a radical party on a lot of the key issues. that's number one. number two, i just came back from new zealand, okay, you have people living in the outback of australia who look at mitt romney, say,...
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in romney, west virginia, bruce leshan, 9 news now. >> here's another thing people in romney agree on. if west virginia was still a battle ground state, they might have a better chance of convincing either candidate to stop by. virginia, on the other hand, is a battleground and the campaign just announced mitt romney will stop in springfield tomorrow morning for an appearance. >> you know we're right outside the battle ground with all the ads. >> we feel it. what are they feeling tomorrow? >> another pretty warm day, rant as warm as today. -- not as warm as today, but pretty warm. let's start with a live look outside. it's our live weather cam brought to you by michael and son. turned out to be a great evening, really all the showers and storms north of us, 83 still, dew point 60. dew points were in the 30s monday and the 40s tuesday. now they're in the 50s and low 60s today which isn't that bad. winds south, southwest at 13 and pressure steady at 30.07 inches of mercury. satellite picture radar combined, you can point out the front and it is still a long way from us. it's just south
in romney, west virginia, bruce leshan, 9 news now. >> here's another thing people in romney agree on. if west virginia was still a battle ground state, they might have a better chance of convincing either candidate to stop by. virginia, on the other hand, is a battleground and the campaign just announced mitt romney will stop in springfield tomorrow morning for an appearance. >> you know we're right outside the battle ground with all the ads. >> we feel it. what are they...
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romney spent the day focusing on foreign policy. his running mate hit the trail in florida. >> president obama is not telling you what his second term plan would be. he is not saying that he is offering anything new. all he is offering is four more years of the same. >> reporter: vice president joe biden in nevada fired back at mr. ryan, playing off the title of mr. ryan's book, "young guns." he used eyebrow raising rhetoric they called the comments over the top guns." the romney campaign called the comments "over the bruce springsteen, alongside president obama for the campaign. >> governor romney's argument is, we're not fixed, so fire him and put me in. why in the wide world would you chunk a strategy that is working for one you know will not work? >> reporter: ohio and wisconsin are the states seen as the election firewall, because winning them means they could lose every other key state, including florida, nevada, virginia, colorado such as georgia, florida, colorado and nevada. and still get a win with 271 electoral votes. new
romney spent the day focusing on foreign policy. his running mate hit the trail in florida. >> president obama is not telling you what his second term plan would be. he is not saying that he is offering anything new. all he is offering is four more years of the same. >> reporter: vice president joe biden in nevada fired back at mr. ryan, playing off the title of mr. ryan's book, "young guns." he used eyebrow raising rhetoric they called the comments over the top...
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and here's the recycled hand he work for mccain against primary opponent mitt romney. >> mitt romney seems to change positions like the wind. he tells florida he supports the bush tax cuts. but as massachusetts governor romney refused to take a position on the bush tax cuts. where does mitt romney? whichever way the wind blows. chris: and when we come back we've got a perfect storm coming ashore. that could affect things. and we have the big jobs number coming next friday. if it's bad, could it tip the election? plus scoops and predictions right from the notebooks of these top chris: welcome back. this friday, we're going to get last unemployment report before the election. will it continue the promising trend we saw last month when the rate dropped down to 7.8%? the lowest since president obama took office. voters, optimism, favor barack obama, in the last nbc "wall street journal" national poll. voters who expect the economy to improve in the next 12 months are for president obama. by huge 40-point margin. kelly, i don't know whether it's chicken or egg but people who like obama li
and here's the recycled hand he work for mccain against primary opponent mitt romney. >> mitt romney seems to change positions like the wind. he tells florida he supports the bush tax cuts. but as massachusetts governor romney refused to take a position on the bush tax cuts. where does mitt romney? whichever way the wind blows. chris: and when we come back we've got a perfect storm coming ashore. that could affect things. and we have the big jobs number coming next friday. if it's bad,...
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in fact, romney is spending four out of five days there this week. the reason, a new cnn orc poll shows it is a close rate for ohio's 18 electoral votes with 51% of likely voters backing president obama, 47% for romney. that, of course, made closer after last week's debate. meanwhile, ohio's election chief, a republican, has asked the supreme court to reinstate a new law that cuts off the final three days of early voting. an appeals court blocks the law pushed through by state republicans. as romney continues to campaign in ohio, president obama is back in the white house this morning. nbc's tracie pots joins us now with all the latest from washington, tracie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. good morning, everyone. the president is closing the gap in a number of these battleground states and it continues to say the $5 trillion tax cut romney's proposing would add to the deficit and romney insists it is absolutely not true. >> if he says it's not true, then it's not true. okay. >> reporter: in battleground ohio, president obama insists
in fact, romney is spending four out of five days there this week. the reason, a new cnn orc poll shows it is a close rate for ohio's 18 electoral votes with 51% of likely voters backing president obama, 47% for romney. that, of course, made closer after last week's debate. meanwhile, ohio's election chief, a republican, has asked the supreme court to reinstate a new law that cuts off the final three days of early voting. an appeals court blocks the law pushed through by state republicans. as...
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senate. >> late last night the romney campaign issued this statement reading, governor romney disagrees with richard murdock's comments and they do not reflect his views. dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz slammed the remarks as outrageous and demeaning. >>> elsewhere, the first time since the party nominations governor romney has a slight lead over president obama. the latest poll of likely voters showed romney ahead of the president 49% over 48%. that was only after rounding off the decimal points. since the march begins are in the margin of error, they're in a tie. >>> it's time to press the flesh as they try to lock in every last vote before november 6th. nbc's tracie pots has those details for us from washington, trais ssi, good morning. >> they're doing it by crisscrossing this country by hitting those battleground states. let's talk about governor romney. he is in nevada and iowa today. he'll be in ohio. a couple of stops there after last night with his running malt paul ryan. washington post abc poll there's a virtual tie. he's only one point behind, a virtual tie. he says that
senate. >> late last night the romney campaign issued this statement reading, governor romney disagrees with richard murdock's comments and they do not reflect his views. dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz slammed the remarks as outrageous and demeaning. >>> elsewhere, the first time since the party nominations governor romney has a slight lead over president obama. the latest poll of likely voters showed romney ahead of the president 49% over 48%. that was only after rounding...
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mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his companies shipped jobs overseas. his plan cuts millionaires' taxes, but raises yours. he'll voucherize medicare... and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message.
mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his companies shipped jobs overseas. his plan cuts millionaires' taxes, but raises yours. he'll voucherize medicare... and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message.
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that shows romney would have a strong base of support, but here is romney's challenge. while he captured all of those counties in red, the counties you see in blue ron paul won those today. here's just one example of that. let's take warren county, that's where front royal is located. paul clobbered romney there 59% to 41% and one party leader tells me if he's the nominee, romney has to find a way to win over those pockets populated with conservative independent-minded voters. if republicans want to beat president obama in battleground virginia they must have the energy of the ron paul supporters behind them. wendy. >>> news 4 along with nbc news will watch the ohio returns all night long. watch nbcwashington.com for updates. we'll be back on the air live with news 4 today at 4:30 tomorrow morning. >>> president obama appears to be in campaign mode and took some spotlight away from the gop today by holding his first news conference of the year. he announced a plan to cut refinancing fees for fha loans by half. he talked about syria defending his decision to use sanction
that shows romney would have a strong base of support, but here is romney's challenge. while he captured all of those counties in red, the counties you see in blue ron paul won those today. here's just one example of that. let's take warren county, that's where front royal is located. paul clobbered romney there 59% to 41% and one party leader tells me if he's the nominee, romney has to find a way to win over those pockets populated with conservative independent-minded voters. if republicans...
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romney is not far behind. he and the super pack supporting him have pumped in nearly $43 million. >> how in the world can people say they want four more years of president obama? we can't afford four more years of president obama. >> reporter: romney has been trying to make the case he will do a better job with the economy but in all three states the poll shows president obama leading on that issue. >> the path i offer is harder but it leads to a better place. i'm asking you to choose that future. >> reporter: romney does lead in one category. voters in those same states say he would do a better job on the deficit. tara mergener for cbs news, washington. >> when asked about the latest polls which show governor romney trailing in ohio, his political director would only say he trusts his internal polling and not public polls. >>> at 4:34, here's a look at some other things making news now [ inaudible ] the ongoing civil war is a key topic of discussion at the u.n. meetings in new york city. secretary-general is
romney is not far behind. he and the super pack supporting him have pumped in nearly $43 million. >> how in the world can people say they want four more years of president obama? we can't afford four more years of president obama. >> reporter: romney has been trying to make the case he will do a better job with the economy but in all three states the poll shows president obama leading on that issue. >> the path i offer is harder but it leads to a better place. i'm asking you...
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romney rallied supporters in cleveland. >> i'm feeling it r you feeling it? >> reporter: i'm peter alexander traveling with governor romney in pennsylvania. >> i want to first talk to you about those numbers, about the leadership question, saying that president obama may have gotten a sandy bounce. is there anything that romney can do in that case or does he have to be on the sidelines? >> he is on the sidelineses, there's no question about it. in talking to the president today, they maintain that their zeta is unchanged. he would win bagsd on -- the reality is chris christie is now having to go out of his way to say he's still voting for mitt romney. he did provide him a boost. mitt romney needs to lead, let's face it the country is starved for it at the moment which is why i think it resonates. >> they both really have reason to be confident now, don't they? >> they have reason to be confident because you saw our poll, it's deadlocked, neck and neck. now it's whether they get their supporters to the polls, this very sophisticated report that the president h
romney rallied supporters in cleveland. >> i'm feeling it r you feeling it? >> reporter: i'm peter alexander traveling with governor romney in pennsylvania. >> i want to first talk to you about those numbers, about the leadership question, saying that president obama may have gotten a sandy bounce. is there anything that romney can do in that case or does he have to be on the sidelines? >> he is on the sidelineses, there's no question about it. in talking to the...
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romney's oldest son tag romney will kick off a bus tour and then head towards charlottesville. his fourth son ben will host a debate watch party in arlington. >>> tonight is the first and only vice presidential debate. vice president joe biden and republican challenger paul ryan face off at center college in kentucky. ryan has reportedly done three mock debates in preparation for tonight. the vice president has studied ryan's book, speeches and budget plan. analysts say viewers will watch for visual cues. our debate coverage begins at 8:00. >>> a family in frederick county says they may press charges because their teenaged son keeps getting bullied. preston diener was bullied earlier this week. last week diener was suspended from brunswick high school for fighting back against bullies in gym class. as a result he was not allowed to go to homecoming. his family and friends are hosting an anti-bullying homecoming dance this friday. about 150 people are expected to attend. >>> boxer sugar ray leonard is coming home to today to join the fight against bullying. the world champion bo
romney's oldest son tag romney will kick off a bus tour and then head towards charlottesville. his fourth son ben will host a debate watch party in arlington. >>> tonight is the first and only vice presidential debate. vice president joe biden and republican challenger paul ryan face off at center college in kentucky. ryan has reportedly done three mock debates in preparation for tonight. the vice president has studied ryan's book, speeches and budget plan. analysts say viewers will...
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mitt romney. slight gender gap advantage for the president. he leads by eight among women. mitt romney leads by seven among men. what's interesting about the figure is it is the exact final number from the poll from 2004 with bush when he was at 48% and john kerry was at 47%. one of the reasons for the slight uptick for the president, remember we had them at 47-47 two weeks ago. look at this job approval on the handling of sandy. 68% approve. 15% disapprove. we haven't seen numbers like this for a single event for the president in his handling of an event since bin laden. >> you were talking about it looking a lot like 2004. back then, the osama bin laden tape was a late break in the campaign. now hurricane sandy will be affecting the vote. >>> earlier this morning, before he left with the president for a full day of campaigning in new hampshire, florida, ohio, and colorado, i spoke to white house senior adviser david plouffe. welcome back to "meet th press." >> thank you for having me, david. >>
mitt romney. slight gender gap advantage for the president. he leads by eight among women. mitt romney leads by seven among men. what's interesting about the figure is it is the exact final number from the poll from 2004 with bush when he was at 48% and john kerry was at 47%. one of the reasons for the slight uptick for the president, remember we had them at 47-47 two weeks ago. look at this job approval on the handling of sandy. 68% approve. 15% disapprove. we haven't seen numbers like this...
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can the romney jug nunt be derailed. you said if the election were held tomorrow, you are saying it would be newt gingrich who would win south carolina. who do you think will win now? >> i think the debates, i think, will be outcome determinative. and if for some reason he is not derailed here and mitt romney wins south carolina, i think it should be over. there would be quite a testament to his ability as a candidate and campaign, and i hope the party would rally around him if he did win south carolina. >> and if they are going to drive the out come, the social consub-tive leaders meet in texas, and they say the guy is rick santorum. but you heard speaker gingrich, who said i don't think he's going anywhere. what is the impact of their vote over the weekend? >> well the evangelical vote will be hurnlg, and a strong turnout, but you have to consider you have three people going after the evangelical vote strongly. it's hard to find a single candidate that rallies all of the christian voters in south carolina, and therefor
can the romney jug nunt be derailed. you said if the election were held tomorrow, you are saying it would be newt gingrich who would win south carolina. who do you think will win now? >> i think the debates, i think, will be outcome determinative. and if for some reason he is not derailed here and mitt romney wins south carolina, i think it should be over. there would be quite a testament to his ability as a candidate and campaign, and i hope the party would rally around him if he did win...
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who's going to take on mitt romney? >> reporter: yeah, i think that's really the question. this being new hampshire, i always look to think before where the surprises could be. the independent vote is so important here, jon huntsman has had a good couple days here. the independent vote moves toward him. could he have a big night. a second place finish would qualify. have you to keep your eyes on ron paul. polling here as well. with the independent voters and other -- maybe even democrats who can have same day party registrations. >> there's been a lot of controversy over the last 24 hours with that statement that is now being taken out of context. romney was talking to business leaders, talking about health care and being able to switch insurance companies. we're going to take a listen to the whole bite, and then i want you to give me your response. let's listen. >> i want individuals to have their own insurance. that means the insurance company will have an incentive to keep you healthy. if you don't like what they do, can you fire them. i like being able to fire people wh
who's going to take on mitt romney? >> reporter: yeah, i think that's really the question. this being new hampshire, i always look to think before where the surprises could be. the independent vote is so important here, jon huntsman has had a good couple days here. the independent vote moves toward him. could he have a big night. a second place finish would qualify. have you to keep your eyes on ron paul. polling here as well. with the independent voters and other -- maybe even democrats...
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chris: romney was -- wasn't just the president was weak. romney was awesome. when we come back, what was the biggest turning point at 2012? chris: welcome back. and more of our annual award show. the next category, the biggest political turning point this year. that's where we were just talking about a moment aeg. the opening created for mitt romney in that first debate in october when barack obama's poor showing gave romney true momentum. was it that bipartisan show of support from chris christie to barack obama after new jersey got decimated in the hurricane? was it the romney campaign getting caught in a lie with that last-minute jeep ad in ohio? mike was talking about a moment ago as well. just when he, romney, was narrowing the race in that key state. or was the biggest turning point the unemployment number? finally dipping under 8%, motte before the election? helene. >> all of those are g i'll go with chris christie. just because i think for pure political theater, that was a match. saw two politicians at both -- at that moment in time, they needed each
chris: romney was -- wasn't just the president was weak. romney was awesome. when we come back, what was the biggest turning point at 2012? chris: welcome back. and more of our annual award show. the next category, the biggest political turning point this year. that's where we were just talking about a moment aeg. the opening created for mitt romney in that first debate in october when barack obama's poor showing gave romney true momentum. was it that bipartisan show of support from chris...
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but mitt romney spent the day out on the campaign trail. darcy spencer is following both campaigns tonight. >> today mitt romney still basking in the glow of his post-debate bump. and the president is reminding voters of the bailout of the auto industry, and it paid off. it's a weekend of debate preparation for president barack obama. he boarded air force one heading to williamsburg where he'll get ready for the town hall-style debate taking place tuesday. before leaving washington he reminded voters of his administration's rescue of the auto industry. >> but we refused to throw in the towel and do nothing. we refused to let detroit go bankrupt. i bet on american workers and american injean newty and three years later that bet is paying off in a big way. >> reporter: republican contender mitt romney is in ohio first preparing for the debate, then campaigning. he says there's been a crescendo of enthusiasm for his campaign and hammered away at the president's record. >> the income of the median family in america has gone down by $4,300 per f
but mitt romney spent the day out on the campaign trail. darcy spencer is following both campaigns tonight. >> today mitt romney still basking in the glow of his post-debate bump. and the president is reminding voters of the bailout of the auto industry, and it paid off. it's a weekend of debate preparation for president barack obama. he boarded air force one heading to williamsburg where he'll get ready for the town hall-style debate taking place tuesday. before leaving washington he...
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they know their economic plan isn't popular. >> romney/ryan. >> reporter: in florida, mitt romney and paul ryan vowed again to tell hard truths. >> we will not duck tough issues or kick the can down the road, we will lead. >> reporter: ryan had been at ohio state on this football saturday. mitt romney in cincinnati, blaming barack obama for america's jobless. >> and again today, 23 million people are out of work or stopped looking for work or underemployed. let me tell you, if you have a coach that's 0-23 million, you say it's time to get a new coach. >> reporter: the current coach claims a winning season. and better ones ahead. >> we have more good jobs to create. we have more home grown energy to generate. >> reporter: democratic convention delegates are arriving in charlotte for a week of making their case to the nation. >> i'm steve handlesman news 4. >> reporter: news 4 will have complete coverage of the democratic national convention coming up in charlotte. jim vance and tom sherwood will both report from the convention, it starts on tuesday, they'll have live reports starting t
they know their economic plan isn't popular. >> romney/ryan. >> reporter: in florida, mitt romney and paul ryan vowed again to tell hard truths. >> we will not duck tough issues or kick the can down the road, we will lead. >> reporter: ryan had been at ohio state on this football saturday. mitt romney in cincinnati, blaming barack obama for america's jobless. >> and again today, 23 million people are out of work or stopped looking for work or underemployed. let me...
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romney's campaign, and the super pacs that are out there, is ridiculous. and i as you will recall, when the citizen's united decision came out i took a fairly unusual step of saying that this was bad for our democracy in the state of the union speech. i continue to believe that. there is no reason why i believe we can interpret the constitution in a way that allows us, with some common sense, you know, restrictions on the amount of money spent and the manner in which it is spent. because you know, for us to have folks writing ten million dollar checks, undisclosed, having huge sway in this election. and just the sheer amount of ste, that could be used more profitably in other areas, doesn't make much sense. so this is an issue that, in a second term, i will raise. >> part of our conversation with the president just as we were -- prior to landing in richmond today, we should also note once again we have asked for the chance to spend similar time with the romney campaign. our 24-hour travels with the president were for a special coverage of -- special packag
romney's campaign, and the super pacs that are out there, is ridiculous. and i as you will recall, when the citizen's united decision came out i took a fairly unusual step of saying that this was bad for our democracy in the state of the union speech. i continue to believe that. there is no reason why i believe we can interpret the constitution in a way that allows us, with some common sense, you know, restrictions on the amount of money spent and the manner in which it is spent. because you...
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but romney picked up some key conservative endorsements. what may tip the scale there and potentially tip the scale in the overall campaign? >> it appears to be momentum. that's the thing. winning begets winning and clearly the michigan victory on tuesday gave romney some momentum. he's closing pretty well. look where he was today. he was in atlanta, georgia, knoxville, tennessee. mitt romney sees an opportunity not only to catch santorum. remember, santorum -- ohio is a must-win for santorum, not for romney. to catch him in ohio and then upset him in tennessee and, lester, it puts the entire race away. >> chuck todd, our washington newsroom. chuck, thanks. >>> nbc news will have special super tuesday coverage beginning at 10:00 p.m. eastern, 8:00 p.m. on the west on this nbc station. >>> overseas to russia now, where they held a presidential election today. it appears to be back to the future for vladimir putin, who served two terms as president and became prime minister and is now headed for the presidency once again. despite allegations
but romney picked up some key conservative endorsements. what may tip the scale there and potentially tip the scale in the overall campaign? >> it appears to be momentum. that's the thing. winning begets winning and clearly the michigan victory on tuesday gave romney some momentum. he's closing pretty well. look where he was today. he was in atlanta, georgia, knoxville, tennessee. mitt romney sees an opportunity not only to catch santorum. remember, santorum -- ohio is a must-win for...
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romney's team out-raised the president in may. the first full month in which he was the gop's presumptive candidate. >>> getting around on metro on the 4th was tough but this weekend could be just as bad with stations closed on three lines. on the orange line buses will replace trains between stadium armory and new carrollton. five stations on the line will be closed. on blue line, buses will run between stadium armory and benning road. and on the green line, silver spring. there will be single tracking on the green line. all work starts at 10:00 tonight and should be done by monday morning. could be big delays this weekend. >>> 4:36 is our time now. ahead on "news4 today," the man charged with killing trayvon martin makes a plea to his supporters as he learns what it will cost for him to get out of jail. >>> plus, the offer a lifeguard got after losing his job for a beach rescue he made. >>> temperatures in the 80s around the d.c. area. it's only going to get hotter. >>> breaking news right now at 4:39. just off the campus of the
romney's team out-raised the president in may. the first full month in which he was the gop's presumptive candidate. >>> getting around on metro on the 4th was tough but this weekend could be just as bad with stations closed on three lines. on the orange line buses will replace trains between stadium armory and new carrollton. five stations on the line will be closed. on blue line, buses will run between stadium armory and benning road. and on the green line, silver spring. there will...
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romney says he can't remember. five people were part of that witnessing in your story. >> five friends came out and talked about this and talked about how well they remembered it, how much it stayed with them through all these years. mitt romney has come out to say doesn't remember it but also that he can't argue with it. so i think the problem for him point. chris: how can you not remember it? >> right. >> and then not argue with it. chris: how many times did he do this? >> kids are committing suicide across the country because they're bullied in high school and we now know a future president was a bully in high school. that seems to me, to matter. he did not say -- he called them dumb things or pranks. a prank is not pinning a vulnerable person and cutting his hair off or yelling ata girl at a student in class. this is bullying, it's the powerful punishing the weak. you react to it viscerally but i think that's a character question. i think it really is. chris: does anybody forget high school? on a lighter note,
romney says he can't remember. five people were part of that witnessing in your story. >> five friends came out and talked about this and talked about how well they remembered it, how much it stayed with them through all these years. mitt romney has come out to say doesn't remember it but also that he can't argue with it. so i think the problem for him point. chris: how can you not remember it? >> right. >> and then not argue with it. chris: how many times did he do this?...
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it might mean that mitt romney will be elected president. the redskins loss prediction has been correct 17 out of 18 times. in college football, alabama held on to the top spot in the bcs standings after pulling out a win over lsu. kansas state is number two followed by oregon, notre dame, and georgia. just ahead, your election day weather forecast, and please share those photos you've taken of your election experience. you use #msnbc2012 and we might just show them on air or online. >>> welcome back to "early today" on this monday morning. i'm live in democracy plaza. as far as the forecast goes, it will be very cold for everyone still trying to recover and without power in the northeast today. high temperatures only there in the 40s. we are going to watch some rain along the southeast. also through arkansas and into areas of mississippi. the election day forecast, that storm then makes the bend down through southeast. the best chance of a rainy day is going to be the southeast. then on wednesday, we'll watch that turning into a nor'easter
it might mean that mitt romney will be elected president. the redskins loss prediction has been correct 17 out of 18 times. in college football, alabama held on to the top spot in the bcs standings after pulling out a win over lsu. kansas state is number two followed by oregon, notre dame, and georgia. just ahead, your election day weather forecast, and please share those photos you've taken of your election experience. you use #msnbc2012 and we might just show them on air or online....
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newt gingrich hopes to win delegates there and says romney must. he is running ads in super tuesday states promising $2.50 gas. >> the gingrich 250 plan stops the great gas holdup and puts money back in your pocket. >> reporter: ron paul is focused on today's caucus states, alaska, north dakota, and idaho. so where are the candidates tonight? romney is at home in massachusetts. gingrich is at home in georgia. ron paul will be in north dakota and santorum will be right here in ohio. lynn? >> tracie potts for us in columbus, thanks very much. nbc news will have super super tuesday coverage tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern and 8:00 p.m. in the west on this nbc station. >>> president obama and israeli's prime minister don't completely agree on how to handle the standoff on israeli's nuclear program. president obama wants to give sanctions more time to work. netanyahu speaking to the apec conference said israel can't afford to wait much longer emphasizing israel to attack that nation to prevent that nation from developing a nuclear weapon. >>> on the floor
newt gingrich hopes to win delegates there and says romney must. he is running ads in super tuesday states promising $2.50 gas. >> the gingrich 250 plan stops the great gas holdup and puts money back in your pocket. >> reporter: ron paul is focused on today's caucus states, alaska, north dakota, and idaho. so where are the candidates tonight? romney is at home in massachusetts. gingrich is at home in georgia. ron paul will be in north dakota and santorum will be right here in ohio....
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create over three hundred forty thousand new jobs for virginia. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. rest of. >>> on the broadcast tonight, walkout, teachers in the nation's third largest city are on strike, send parents and students running, tonight away is happening in chicago could be felt across the country. >>> and on the trail, still making headlines because of what mitt romney said and didn't say about taxes and the health crisis. >>> and ann curry, reporting on people running for their lives. and crying it out. what we learned about your baby, letting them cry. nightly news begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. >>> good evening, it has been a tough summer in the nation's third largest city, 360 murders in chicago, so far this year. and now in the city schools, the fall season is off to a very tough start. this morning, the teacher's union in the city of chicago went out on strike. it leaves students running for a place to go and parents with no options, just as the union said it had no other o
create over three hundred forty thousand new jobs for virginia. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. rest of. >>> on the broadcast tonight, walkout, teachers in the nation's third largest city are on strike, send parents and students running, tonight away is happening in chicago could be felt across the country. >>> and on the trail, still making headlines because of what mitt romney said and didn't say about taxes and the health crisis. >>> and ann...
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for mitt romney, this is risk. and it's risk that he probably needed to exert. >> republican strategists say ryan could also bridge the gap between the gop establishment and tea party conservatives who have yet to fully embrace romney. >> as we mentioned the announcement kicks off a four-day, four-state bus tour for romney after holding the rally with ryan in norfolk, the new republican ticket will make their way to ashland just outside of richmond, then around 4:00 this afternoon, they'll hold a rally in manassas, but they won't be the only bus on the road. rolling just ahead of romney and ryan will be this bus created by the democratic national comm committee. the slogan for their trip, romney-economics, the middle class under the bus. the bus will head to the same battleground states planned for romney's tour, north carolina, florida and ohio. >> meanwhile, no reaction from the white house on today's announcement. president obama heads to chicago later today to hold some high price fund-raisers on sunday. he's s
for mitt romney, this is risk. and it's risk that he probably needed to exert. >> republican strategists say ryan could also bridge the gap between the gop establishment and tea party conservatives who have yet to fully embrace romney. >> as we mentioned the announcement kicks off a four-day, four-state bus tour for romney after holding the rally with ryan in norfolk, the new republican ticket will make their way to ashland just outside of richmond, then around 4:00 this afternoon,...
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what if it isn't a win tonight for mitt romney? >> well look, then it is -- there's no overstating the importance of this. it throws the entire nomination wide open. you will have republican donors calling for a couple of things. number one, immediate changes in staffing, strategy, infrastructure, all those things. and the second would be possibly start making phone calls to other republicans. again, there would be a full-on panic because you could see santorum, a win tonight in michigan and he could just ride momentum and sweep super tuesday and suddenly romney would be behind. >> and david, the other part, the other side of that question is what would a victory do for rick santorum? >> well, a victory or even a close, a narrow defeat, his team is already preparing for that, to make the argument that they do have some momentum on their side here, that they were able to force a close contest in michigan. they can ride the wave of strong support among ultraconservatives, make the moral case, go into super tuesday in the southern con
what if it isn't a win tonight for mitt romney? >> well look, then it is -- there's no overstating the importance of this. it throws the entire nomination wide open. you will have republican donors calling for a couple of things. number one, immediate changes in staffing, strategy, infrastructure, all those things. and the second would be possibly start making phone calls to other republicans. again, there would be a full-on panic because you could see santorum, a win tonight in michigan...
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romney was in trouble. then romney got an unfiltered shot. and everybody has taken a second look at him. the real question to me for the campaign is can the romney campaign take this moment and run with it. if so, the obama campaign which will only get more negative, that's what fear does to a campaign, will look smaller and smaller. >> i know you want to respond, but can i just talk tactics here? speaker, are we going to see mitt the moderate now? is this what he's doing with this second look? he talks about he doesn't want to gut financial reform. >> he said that back in january. >> touting health care instead of talking about replacing it all the time? >> he is talking about replacing obama care, which is part of how he pays for his tax cuts. he cuts out all the spending put into obama care. let me go back to one example hilary used. 86% of the country favors an energy independence plan which romney is campaigning on. ohio, five counties in eastern ohio that have five billion barrels of oil. something people didn't even know a year and a h
romney was in trouble. then romney got an unfiltered shot. and everybody has taken a second look at him. the real question to me for the campaign is can the romney campaign take this moment and run with it. if so, the obama campaign which will only get more negative, that's what fear does to a campaign, will look smaller and smaller. >> i know you want to respond, but can i just talk tactics here? speaker, are we going to see mitt the moderate now? is this what he's doing with this second...
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romney asked the crowd for their support on election day. and he criticized the president's recent comments about voting. >> you probably heard about this. he asked his supporters to vote for revenge. i asked the american people to vote for love of country. >> tomorrow romney will travel to iowa, ohio, pennsylvania and virginia for campaign rallies. >>> muppets and puppets of all shapes and sizes made their way from sesame street to capitol hill today. they rallied in support of funding for public broadcasting. organizers say the event was inspired by comments mitt romney made during the first presidential debate about wanting to nix funding for pbs. >> big bird is a puppet. and not a political issue. and we should have widespread public support for all the public media, and it's important for democracy to do that. >> organizers say there were 1500 attendees at today's march. the event was not affiliated with pbs. >>> chuck bell is here, and i'm going to guess the redskins are a winner? >> they need sunshine and mild weather. i think tomorro
romney asked the crowd for their support on election day. and he criticized the president's recent comments about voting. >> you probably heard about this. he asked his supporters to vote for revenge. i asked the american people to vote for love of country. >> tomorrow romney will travel to iowa, ohio, pennsylvania and virginia for campaign rallies. >>> muppets and puppets of all shapes and sizes made their way from sesame street to capitol hill today. they rallied in...
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that is mitt romney is a mormon. somebody who has a significant role in the church looks like he's going to become the republican nominee. and congressman cleaver talked about the need to take religion off the ballot. here you had orrin hatch from utah, senator in utah, saying that the obama administration, the campaign is going to throw the mormon church at mitt romney and make this an issue. do you agree with that? and how would he do that? >> i think the media will do that for the obama campaign. let's talk about your original question real quick. there's an attack on religious freedom at this point. if you look at what the obama administration did with the contraception issue, they first set up a rule that was contrary to some religions, then they decided that they were going to reform -- they were going to change that rule and when they changed that rule they really didn't change the rule but actually just said they were going toç change the rule. they wanted to have a conversation about contraceptives which n
that is mitt romney is a mormon. somebody who has a significant role in the church looks like he's going to become the republican nominee. and congressman cleaver talked about the need to take religion off the ballot. here you had orrin hatch from utah, senator in utah, saying that the obama administration, the campaign is going to throw the mormon church at mitt romney and make this an issue. do you agree with that? and how would he do that? >> i think the media will do that for the...
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romney. that's why we have to start anew here. we have to do well here in kansas. no, we have to win here in kansas. >> reporter: rick santorum, who should do well in the kansas caucuses, wants to be the only conservative a lot 1/2 to romney. he pleaded with newt gingrich who won in his home state of georgia last night to drop out. >> we are staying in this race because i believe that it's going to be impossible for a moderate to win the general election. >> reporter: romney hunkered down in boston today while his campaign team used show-and-tells to make the case that neither santorum nor gingrich has a realistic shot at the nomination saying it would take an act of god for one of them to win. >> if the governor think he's ordained by god, then let's just have it out. >> reporter: to win, he would need 2 of every 3 delegates going forward. it's something no candidate has ever achieved in the modern era. romney also wants this primary battle over because even his victories seem to enforce his
romney. that's why we have to start anew here. we have to do well here in kansas. no, we have to win here in kansas. >> reporter: rick santorum, who should do well in the kansas caucuses, wants to be the only conservative a lot 1/2 to romney. he pleaded with newt gingrich who won in his home state of georgia last night to drop out. >> we are staying in this race because i believe that it's going to be impossible for a moderate to win the general election. >> reporter: romney...
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only ron paul and mitt romney are on the ballot there. other candidates tried but failed to gather enough signature. some voters say they're not happy with the two-person ballot. they may just sit the primary out. we invite you to sit with us. tune in tomorrow at 11:00 for live coverage of the super tuesday results. >>> temperatures in the 20s tonight. it could mean trouble in the morning for xhunlts in virginia blanketed with snow. snow showers fell hard in parts of virginia south of frederic fredericksbu fredericksburg. police in and around albamoro county got dozens of reports of vehicles slides off the highways. doug joins us with more on the dropping temperatures. >> it really does. it's like winter is trying to hold on here, and we haven't seen a whole lot of winter temperatures out there this entire winter. tonight is a completely different story. here's the storm that brought the snow into parts of the area. that storm is out of sea. in behind it we see cold temperatures and see winds. winds gusting to 23 in leesburg and 33 miles
only ron paul and mitt romney are on the ballot there. other candidates tried but failed to gather enough signature. some voters say they're not happy with the two-person ballot. they may just sit the primary out. we invite you to sit with us. tune in tomorrow at 11:00 for live coverage of the super tuesday results. >>> temperatures in the 20s tonight. it could mean trouble in the morning for xhunlts in virginia blanketed with snow. snow showers fell hard in parts of virginia south of...
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obama versus romney, democrats versus republican. the world is watching, and now it's your decision, america. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. well, millions of votes have already been cast and the candidates will do some last-minute politicking early today. in the swing state of ohio, nearly 1.8 million absentee ballots have already been cast. that's up from 2008. in florida nearly 4 point. >> petros: 5 million peop-- 4.5 million people have voted. president obama voted early this year. he'll do some swing state interviews and then play in his traditional election day basketball game and then wait in chicago. mr. romney has added two last-minute campaign stops in ohio. paul ryan will vote and join him in boston. joe biden will vote in delaware before joining him in chicago. tracie pots has the details on the final frantic day of campaigning. tracie, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, good morning. it may be a frantic day of voting too. this is one of the many polling places soon to open in ohio. take a look at the cin
obama versus romney, democrats versus republican. the world is watching, and now it's your decision, america. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. well, millions of votes have already been cast and the candidates will do some last-minute politicking early today. in the swing state of ohio, nearly 1.8 million absentee ballots have already been cast. that's up from 2008. in florida nearly 4 point. >> petros: 5 million peop-- 4.5 million people have voted. president obama...
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and pro-romney super pacs. it's a tactical decision that leaves romney's message in the hands of others but frees his campaign to spend in other areas like voter identification and turnout. another romney advantage is the war chest he's helped build at the republican national committee, $76 million, 10 times more than the democrats. it's a reserve fund the r.n.c. can spend for any reason, including direct, last-minute help for romney. these numbers also reveal that romney excels at asking a relatively small pool of donors for the maximum individual donation of $5,000 each. but the president's take last month, scott, came from more than a million donors giving an average of $58 each. >> pelley: wyatt, thank you. a plane carrying ann romney today was forced to make an emergency landing in denver when pilots noticed smoke in the cockpit. mrs. romney is campaigning for her husband. firefighters responded and founded smoke apparently came from an electrical fire. no one was hurt. it's friday, of course, the muslim s
and pro-romney super pacs. it's a tactical decision that leaves romney's message in the hands of others but frees his campaign to spend in other areas like voter identification and turnout. another romney advantage is the war chest he's helped build at the republican national committee, $76 million, 10 times more than the democrats. it's a reserve fund the r.n.c. can spend for any reason, including direct, last-minute help for romney. these numbers also reveal that romney excels at asking a...
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mitt romney has 206. so for the next seven weeks, they'll be fighting over the remaining 95 votes in the swing states. we're focusing on three of those states tonight in our swing state watch. in wisconsin, home to g.o.p. vice presidential candidate paul ryan. the quinnipiac/cbs news/"new york times" poll find that the president has tripled his lead in the past month from two points to six. he now leads governor romney 51% to 45. in colorado, the president down by five points last month now has a one-point lead, 48% to 47. and the president is holding on to a four-point lead, 50% to 46%, in virginia. and wyatt andrews is there tonight. wyatt. >> reporter: scott, good evening. here's the surprise in our poll here in virginia-- the president is actually beating mitt romney now in virginia on romney's core issue, the economy. >> i absolutely think the economy is improving. >> reporter: 20 miles outside washington in vienna, virginia, attorney amanda lipon schneider sees an economy on the rise. she supports t
mitt romney has 206. so for the next seven weeks, they'll be fighting over the remaining 95 votes in the swing states. we're focusing on three of those states tonight in our swing state watch. in wisconsin, home to g.o.p. vice presidential candidate paul ryan. the quinnipiac/cbs news/"new york times" poll find that the president has tripled his lead in the past month from two points to six. he now leads governor romney 51% to 45. in colorado, the president down by five points last...
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romney is the projected winner there with 60%. with 72%, romney also won massachusetts, the state where he was governor. romney is the projected winner in vermont with 40%. in the idaho caucuses, romney won a decisive victory with 62%. he also picked up four delegates in wyoming while ron paul picks up one. rick santorum the projected winner in tennessee with 77% and the projected winner in oklahoma with 30% and san torpum is the winner of the north dakota caucuses with 40%. not surprisingly, newt gingrich took his home state of georgia with 47%. his first win since south carolina. just this morning, nbc news has called mitt romney the proneljed winner in alaska. let's get more on super tuesday and the race in ohio. nbc's tracie potts joins us from the state capital, columbus. good morning to you. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. take ago look at the numbers you just showed us, it's pretty clear that mitt romney is beginning to solidify his lead among his republican challengers. he has now got three times as many delegates it appe
romney is the projected winner there with 60%. with 72%, romney also won massachusetts, the state where he was governor. romney is the projected winner in vermont with 40%. in the idaho caucuses, romney won a decisive victory with 62%. he also picked up four delegates in wyoming while ron paul picks up one. rick santorum the projected winner in tennessee with 77% and the projected winner in oklahoma with 30% and san torpum is the winner of the north dakota caucuses with 40%. not surprisingly,...
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romney mocked mr. obama for this proposal he outlined earlier. >> i said i want to consolidate the government agencies, we should have one secretary of business, instead of nine different departments. >> we don't need the secretary of business to understand business. we need a president who understands business. and i do. >> reporter: this afternoon in richmond, mr. romney called on supporters to give to the red cross but was interrupted by protesters. >> that is what caused this monster storm. >> reporter: at the center of the response to the storm, new york city's mayor michael bloomberg said that climate change contributed to the storm, and endorsed mr. obama as the best candidate to tackle the climate change, saying he could still inspire the hope he did four years ago, despite what mr. bloomberg called a disappointing term. and brian there is still one significant event, tomorrow, the last monthly unemployment report, before the election election. >> peter alexander, in virginia, th >> peter alexa
romney mocked mr. obama for this proposal he outlined earlier. >> i said i want to consolidate the government agencies, we should have one secretary of business, instead of nine different departments. >> we don't need the secretary of business to understand business. we need a president who understands business. and i do. >> reporter: this afternoon in richmond, mr. romney called on supporters to give to the red cross but was interrupted by protesters. >> that is what...
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second, governor romney has a plan. and that's one thing that you've heard from a lot of folks already this morning on the show, is that the president is out there attacking a plan. now he's mischaracterizing it. but at least governor romney has a vision for the future. and he's got the plan to put america back to work. that's not what you hear from president obama. he's talking about four more years of the last four years. if you're an undecided voter in ohio today, that's not what you want to hear. you know things aren't going well. you know you want to change. governor romney laid out a change, and in these debates he's been able to lay out what he's for and how it works. >> thanks. we'll be watching tomorrow night. >>> we're going to take a quick break. we're back with more, including a frompreview of what to expect tomorrow night. we'll talk about foreign policy and some of the other issues that will come up and look at the strategy and the state of the race i don't spend money on gasoline. i am probably going to t
second, governor romney has a plan. and that's one thing that you've heard from a lot of folks already this morning on the show, is that the president is out there attacking a plan. now he's mischaracterizing it. but at least governor romney has a vision for the future. and he's got the plan to put america back to work. that's not what you hear from president obama. he's talking about four more years of the last four years. if you're an undecided voter in ohio today, that's not what you want to...
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romney thanks volunteers, later fueling up on fast food. it was a near traffic jam on the tarmac in cleveland. air force two carrying the vice president to a late campaign swing of his own touched down behind the governor's jet. he appeared almost overwhelmed by the reception in a state until now he largely ignored. >> that's when you know you're going to win. >> reporter: mr. ronlny said he didn't want to look back with anything other than satisfaction about his campaign. last night the romneys were greeted by a rock star's welcome in new hampshire. a three minute ovation in the state where the former massachusetts governor kicked off this campaign more than 500 days ago. >> i have a clear and unequivocal message. with the right leadership, america's going to come roaring back. >> reporter: late today after a bitter campaign, mr. romney struck a conciliatory tone. >> the president has run a strong campaign. i believe he's a good man and wish him well, but it's time for new direction. it's time for a better tomorrow. >> reporter: from that
romney thanks volunteers, later fueling up on fast food. it was a near traffic jam on the tarmac in cleveland. air force two carrying the vice president to a late campaign swing of his own touched down behind the governor's jet. he appeared almost overwhelmed by the reception in a state until now he largely ignored. >> that's when you know you're going to win. >> reporter: mr. ronlny said he didn't want to look back with anything other than satisfaction about his campaign. last...
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romney also defeated santorum soundly in arizona, winning by 20 points. >>> many romney supporters are breathing a sigh of relief with his victory in michigan. he was, of course, born and raised in the state, and his father served three terms as governor. many pundit were warning that a loss there could have been devastating to his campaign. romney acknowledged that the race was close but said that will not dampen his celebration. [ applause ] >> and in this room are the people who knocked on the doors and made the calls and went to the polls. it made an enormous difference. we didn't win by a lot, but we won by enough, and that's all that counts. >> romney is on his way to ohio. he will campaign in the buckeye state today before flying to north dakotas and then to idaho. all three states hold primaries next tuesday which, of course, has long been dubbed super tuesday. >>> rick santorum is vowing to continue his campaign despite losing both of yesterday's races. santorum told srt
romney also defeated santorum soundly in arizona, winning by 20 points. >>> many romney supporters are breathing a sigh of relief with his victory in michigan. he was, of course, born and raised in the state, and his father served three terms as governor. many pundit were warning that a loss there could have been devastating to his campaign. romney acknowledged that the race was close but said that will not dampen his celebration. [ applause ] >> and in this room are the people...
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what mitt romney's tv ads say about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme court... should overturn roe v. wade? yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v. wade. hopefully reverse roe v. wade. overturn roe v. wade. planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. anncr: no matter what mitt romney's ads say. we know what he'll do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> new jersey experienced a minor earthquake around 1:00 this morning. the quake hit the northern part of the state which is still dealing with power outages. poay so far they've received no reports any damages or injuries from that earthquake. a week after sandy devastated the east coast, some things are starting to get back to normal. later today, president obama will meet with fema to discuss the disaster relief effort. sandy has claimed 106 lives. utility companies are still working to restore power to more than 1 million people. gas lines are still
what mitt romney's tv ads say about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme court... should overturn roe v. wade? yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v. wade. hopefully reverse roe v. wade. overturn roe v. wade. planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. anncr: no matter what mitt romney's ads say. we know what he'll do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i...